Keanu Reeves has made his way through a stellar career playing nice guy, dog-loving heroes that we like to root for.
From Neo in The Matrix to Jack Traven in Speed, and from John Wick to Johnny Utah in Point Break, the titular Constantine, and the legendary Ted “Theodore” Logan – one-half of the lovable thrash rockers in Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure.
We love to love Keanu.
So when he pops up in an outlier role in a movie that may have flown under your radar, we are ready to bring it to your attention.
The year was 2000 and the film was a Southern Gothic offering called The Gift.
It was directed by horror legend Sam Raimi, written by Billy Bob Thornton, and stars Cate Blanchett (way before she was considered an Oscar lock for every role she takes).
The pedigree is there (albeit early in their careers) and the…
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